Georgie Dobbyne
Student/ volunteer Counsellor
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About
After a successful self-employed career, I took a family focused career break. On returning to work I decided to make a career change, initially working as a TA in a secondary school. This developed into working as the emotional regulation co ordinator and, following training as a counsellor for SEND students.
I work from a person centred and integrative approach often adapting to suit different environments and situations. I keep up with relevant CPD and have regular private supervision to help in my ethical working practice and personal progression. As part of this, I am currently working towards an advanced level 5 counselling diploma in complex mental health and trauma.
I have a passion for working on the emotional regulation with young people, my counselling skills enable a empathic and sympathetic approach which helps young people understand themselves and their emotions more confidently.
Experience
Student/ volunteer Counsellor
(2024-12 - 2026-02)
- Working with clients who have suffered trauma or financial difficulties
- Working with a person-centred and integrative approach
- Going into school to deliver face to face counselling sessions with vulnerable children
- Working ethically (in keeping with BACP code of ethics)
- Working safely (with safeguarding procedures)
- Working with empathy and unconditional positive regard to build trusting relations
- Working collaboratively with others - parents, teachers, and other staff to support young people's mental wellbeing
- Working with diverse cultures, respecting diversity to work inclusively
EAP volunteer counsellor
(2025-02 - 2026-02)
- Working online delivering short term and longer-term counselling sessions
- Appropriate note keeping
- Ethical working (in keeping with BACP code of ethics)
- Good time keeping
- Use of technological systems to book appointments and carry out continues
- Managing the online space to build the therapeutic relationship
- Good active listening skills and observation via the online platform
- Troubleshooting skills, managing connectivity or video failures
- Cultural competence, respecting diverse cultures and working inclusively
Teaching assistant/ Emotional regulation Coordinator and Counsellor to SEND students
(2023-03)
- Supporting secondary school students in the classroom
- Delivering one to one and group emotional sessions to suit students needs
- Supporting students with their emotional wellbeing
- Teaching student's strategies to help them become more confident in their own emotional regulation
- Counselling sessions with SEND students
- Working with empathy
- Creating strong therapeutic relationships
- Working ethically
- Working safely, adhering to safeguarding policies and procedures
- Working collaboratively, with teaching staff, students, and other staff to ensure student wellbeing
Volunteer Chair of Committee - Cottontails Pre-school
(2007-09 - 2018-12)
- Leading the committee to make decisions about the running of the pre-school
- Oversaw budgets to help manage costs
- Negotiated contracts
- Used good judgement in assessing challenging developments in providing helpful resolutions for the preschool
- Helped to update policies and legal guidelines to maintain standards, ensuring staff were kept updated
- Worked within the setting helping with the children regularly
- Met with OFSTED during inspection
- Fundraising to help raise extra money and raise the pre-schools profile
Hair salon owner
(2006-11 - 2013-05)
- Managed and ran two salons with staff
- Carried out Admin and Finances
- Ensured policies and legal guidelines were adhered to
- Worked with the public- of all ages and all backgrounds
- Trained new stylists and staff
- Good time management
- Excellent personnel skills
Education
Level 5 Diploma - counselling complex mental health and trauma (2026-01)
Level 4 Diploma - Counselling (2025)
Level 3 - Counselling Skills (2024)
Level 3 - Support Teaching and learning in schools - TA college (Online learning) (2017)
Bachelor of Arts - Communications - Anglia Ruskin University (2006)
A-Level - Art - Hills Road Sixth form (2001)
V-tech - fashion and photographic makeup diploma - Cambridge Regional College (2001)
Diploma - Hairdressing and barbering - London hairdressing schools (2002 - 2004)
V-tech - film and media makeup diploma - Cambridge Regional College (2002)
10 G.C.S.E - Sawston Village College (1999)
